Posts by Sofia:

On this day in queerstory: Gay Liberation Front storms UK media

January 5 sits just far enough into the new year that politeness starts to crack. Offices are fully open, attention has returned, and the world is ready to hear from whoever speaks up first. In queer history, that timing has mattered. Again and again, January 5 has been a moment when LGBTQ+ voices moved from […]

On this day in queerstory: homosexuality is removed from the DSM

January 4 is a paperwork day. The holidays are over, offices reopen, and the machinery of the state grinds back into motion. In queer history, that return to bureaucracy has mattered more than it sounds. Again and again, January 4 has been the moment when queer lives—so often forced into invisibility—collided with official systems and […]

On this day in queerstory: Gays Against Guns opposes violence

January 3 is not a headline date. It doesn’t carry the symbolism of a new year or the emotional weight of an anniversary. But in queer history, January 3 has often been the day when resistance stopped reacting and started organising. A day for strategy, structure, and the unglamorous decisions that make movements last. One […]

On this day in queerstory: Scotland moves forward

January 2 is rarely dramatic on the calendar. It’s the first working day of the year, the moment when inboxes reopen and symbolism gives way to logistics. In queer history, that mundanity is exactly what gives the date its power; but there are important events too. One of the clearest examples came on January 2, […]

On this day in queerstory: a day for a fresh start

January 1 likes to pretend it’s symbolic. Fireworks, resolutions, a sense of starting fresh. But in queer history, the first day of the year has often been brutally literal. January 1 is when laws take effect, policies change, borders harden or loosen, and lives are suddenly governed by new rules. For LGBTQ+ people globally, this […]

On this day in queerstory: New Year countdown

On New Year’s Eve 1990, gay actor Ian McKellen was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in recognition of his services to art. Elsewhere, December 31 is loud with meaning. It’s countdowns and champagne, fireworks and promises—but in global LGBTQ+ history, it has also been a night of reckoning. A moment to look back at what […]